Schalke's slip allows Bayern to rise to top
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January 25, 2010, Monday
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BAYERN Munich climbed to the top of the German Bundesliga on Saturday after an Arjen Robben goal 12 minutes from time secured a thrilling 3-2 win at Werder Bremen.
Outstanding Dutch winger Robben scored with a spectacular free kick three minutes after Hugo Almeida had leveled for Bremen.
Bayern, which extended its winning streak to eight matches in all competitions, has 39 points from 19 games.
One point behind are Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04, which squandered a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at VfL Bochum.
Schalke wasted its chance to go top when Vahid Hashemian (82nd) and Stanislav Sestak (stoppage time) canceled out first-half strikes by Vicente Sanchez and Kevin Kuranyi.
Undefeated Leverkusen can retake the lead when it travels to Hoffenheim.
"Today I am a satisfied coach," Bayern's Louis van Gaal told reporters. "I liked that we were very aggressive and we used Bremen's game to our advantage.
"Unfortunately though we did not make the best of the many chances we had."
Bremen defense
Bayern dominated throughout and hit the post after only three minutes through Robben, who went on to terrorize the Bremen defense, before Ivica Olic was denied by home keeper Tim Wiese.
The hosts, badly missing virus-hit striker Claudio Pizarro, took an unexpected lead on 10 minutes when Marko Marin sent Aaron Hunt into the box with a perfect pass and the striker fired an unstoppable left-foot shot into the top corner.
Bayern leveled 15 minutes later when Mario Gomez let a Bastian Schweinsteiger pass go through his legs for Thomas Mueller to score from 12 meters.
Olic made amends for his earlier miss when he tapped in a Philipp Lahm cross in the 35th and rampant Bayern should have added a third just before the break when Robben missed an open goal.
The visitors, who brought on playmaker Franck Ribery as a substitute after being out injured for three months, squandered a host of chances and were punished when Portuguese Almeida equalized for Bremen in the 75th.
Robben, though, had the last laugh when he whipped a fantastic free kick into the top corner.
Outstanding Dutch winger Robben scored with a spectacular free kick three minutes after Hugo Almeida had leveled for Bremen.
Bayern, which extended its winning streak to eight matches in all competitions, has 39 points from 19 games.
One point behind are Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04, which squandered a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at VfL Bochum.
Schalke wasted its chance to go top when Vahid Hashemian (82nd) and Stanislav Sestak (stoppage time) canceled out first-half strikes by Vicente Sanchez and Kevin Kuranyi.
Undefeated Leverkusen can retake the lead when it travels to Hoffenheim.
"Today I am a satisfied coach," Bayern's Louis van Gaal told reporters. "I liked that we were very aggressive and we used Bremen's game to our advantage.
"Unfortunately though we did not make the best of the many chances we had."
Bremen defense
Bayern dominated throughout and hit the post after only three minutes through Robben, who went on to terrorize the Bremen defense, before Ivica Olic was denied by home keeper Tim Wiese.
The hosts, badly missing virus-hit striker Claudio Pizarro, took an unexpected lead on 10 minutes when Marko Marin sent Aaron Hunt into the box with a perfect pass and the striker fired an unstoppable left-foot shot into the top corner.
Bayern leveled 15 minutes later when Mario Gomez let a Bastian Schweinsteiger pass go through his legs for Thomas Mueller to score from 12 meters.
Olic made amends for his earlier miss when he tapped in a Philipp Lahm cross in the 35th and rampant Bayern should have added a third just before the break when Robben missed an open goal.
The visitors, who brought on playmaker Franck Ribery as a substitute after being out injured for three months, squandered a host of chances and were punished when Portuguese Almeida equalized for Bremen in the 75th.
Robben, though, had the last laugh when he whipped a fantastic free kick into the top corner.
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